Too Hot to Handle (1977 film)
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Too Hot to Handle is a 1977
exploitation film
about the adventures of a hitwoman
in the Philippines
. The film was directed by Don Schain
, and stars Cheri Caffaro
, Corinne Calvet
, and Vic Diaz
.
1977 in film
The year 1977 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network....
exploitation film
Exploitation film
Exploitation film is a type of film that is promoted by "exploiting" often lurid subject matter. The term "exploitation" is common in film marketing, used for all types of films to mean promotion or advertising. These films then need something to exploit, such as a big star, special effects, sex,...
about the adventures of a hitwoman
Hitman
A hitman is a person hired to kill another person.- Hitmen in organized crime :Hitmen are largely linked to the world of organized crime. Hitmen are hired people who kill people for money. Notable examples include Murder, Inc., Mafia hitmen and Richard Kuklinski.- Other cases involving hitmen...
in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. The film was directed by Don Schain
Don Schain
Don Schain is a writer, director, and producer of many films and TV movies, most notably for Disney Channel.Don has been in the movie business since the late 1960s, with him directing The Love Object. In the early to mid 1970s, Schain directed his then-wife, Cheri Caffaro, in a number of...
, and stars Cheri Caffaro
Cheri Caffaro
Cheri Caffaro is an American actress who appeared mainly in low-budget exploitation films in the 1970s. She first came to fame as a teenager when she won a Life magazine Brigitte Bardot look-alike contest.-Career:...
, Corinne Calvet
Corinne Calvet
Corinne Calvet was a French actress who appeared mostly in American films.Born Corinne Dibos in Paris, Calvet studied criminal law at the Sorbonne and made her debut in French radio, stage plays and cinema in the 1940s before being brought to Hollywood in the 1940s by producer Hal B. Wallis...
, and Vic Diaz
Vic Díaz
Vic Díaz is a Filipino former character actor who mostly portrayed villains. He is also the father of Teddy Diaz, the founding guitarist of the Filipino Rock band The Dawn. He appeared in Jack Hill's women in prison exploitation film "The Big Bird Cage," shot in the Philippines...
.